Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa

Introduction : Clifford Odimegwu.- Chapter 2: Family Demography In Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review Of Family Research: Clifford Odimegwu, Nicole De Wet, Sunday Adedini and Sathiyasusuman Appunni.- Chapter 3: Justice, The 'African Family' And Obligations: Edwin Etieyibo.- Chapter 4: Theoretical Perspectives On Family Research: Ntoimo Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo & Clifford O. Odimegwu.- Chapter 5: Demography Of African Family: 19th-21st Century: Nyasha Mutanda and Emmanuel O. Amoo.- Chapter 6: Family Formation In Africa: Trends In Age At Marriage, Union Types, Patterns And Determinants: Emmanuel O. Amoo.- Chapter 7:Union Dissolution-Divorce, Separation And Widowhood In Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Patterns And Determinants: Sunday A. Adedini, Oluwaseyi Somefun, Clifford Odimegwu & Lorretta Ntoimo.- Chapter 8: Demography Of Single Parenthood In Africa: Trends, Patterns, Determinants And Consequences: Ntoimo Lorretta Favour Chizomam and Mutanda Nyasha.- Chapter 9: Adolescent BoysAnd Girls In Africa: Their Demography, Behavioural Outcomes, Determinants And Consequences: Nicole De Wet, Khuthala Mabetha and Palesa Mataboge.- Chapter 10: Family Changes And Their Implications For Child Health Outcomes In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis: Joshua O. Akinyemi and Stephen O. Wandera.- Chapter 11: Family Changes And Childbearing In Sub-Saharan Africa: Pedzisai Ndagurwa and Garikayi B Chemhaka.- Chapter 12: Family Changes And Adolescent Development In Sub-Saharan Africa: Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun.- Chapter 13: Changes In Families And Households In East Africa: Lawrence Ikamari and Alfred Agwanda.- Chapter 14: Family And Household Issues In Northern Nigeria: Change And Continuity: Olatunji Alabi, Muazu A. Shamaki, Olusola A. Omisakin, Mustapha Giro and Odusina Kolawole.- Chapter 15: Socio-Economic Dimensions Of Family Violence In Sub-Saharan Africa: Vesper H. Chisumpa and Pamela Chirwa-Banda.- Chapter 16: The Role Of Family Dynamics In Teenage Pregnancy

Clifford Odimegwu is a professor of demography, social statistics and populationhealth at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. His current researchinterests include sexual and reproductive health, adult mortality, fertility, familydemography, health systems and interventions. He is also the Editor-in-Chief ofAfrican Population Studies, and Assistant Editor of African Journal of ReproductiveHealth. He has a PhD in Demography and Social Statistics from Obafemi AwolowoUniversity, Ife, Nigeria, and Certificate in International Health from Harvard Schoolof Public Health.